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S 748 Passed a chamber

Reaffirms that the Indian Reorganization Act applies to the Lytton Rancheria of California, allowing the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for the tribe's benefit.

Official title: A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.

Next stop House: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received 16-DEC-2025
Senate
Introduced 26-FEB-2025
Referred 26-FEB-2025
Approved by committee 05-MAR-2025
Reported 14-OCT-2025
On the calendar 14-OCT-2025
Passed 15-DEC-2025
Key points
  • Declares that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Lytton Rancheria of California is subject to the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
  • Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land and take it into trust for the tribe under Section 5 of that Act
  • Makes land placed in trust part of the tribe's reservation and administers it under the laws generally applicable to tribal trust property
AI-generated from the Engrossed in Senate text of 15-DEC-2025 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (26-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in Senate, 15-DEC-2025).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Native Americans

Sponsor Alex Padilla (D-CA) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.